Definitions for rocket
ˈrɒk ɪtrock·et

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. rocket, projectile(noun)

   any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine

2. rocket, rocket engine(noun)

   a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion

3. rocket, roquette, garden rocket, rocket salad, arugula, Eruca sativa, Eruca vesicaria sativa(noun)

   erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender

4. rocket, skyrocket(noun)

   propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon

5. skyrocket, rocket(verb)

   sends a firework display high into the sky

6. rocket, skyrocket(verb)

   shoot up abruptly, like a rocket

   "prices skyrocketed"

7. rocket(verb)

   propel with a rocket

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Rocket(n.)

   any flying device propelled by the reactive force of hot gases expelled in the direction opposite its motion. The fuel used to generate the expelled gases in rockets may be solid or liquid; rockets propelled by liquid fuels typically have a combustible fuel (such as hydrogen or kerosene) which is combined inside the rocket engine with an oxidizer, such as liquid oxygen. Single liquid fuels (called monopropellants) are also known. Since rocket engines do not depend on a surrounding fluid medium to generate their thrust, as do airplanes with propellers or jet engines, they may be used for propulsion in the vacuum of space.

   Etymology: [It. rocchetta, fr. rocca a distaff, of German origin. Named from the resemblance in shape to a distaff. See Rock a distaff.]

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Rocket(noun)

   a cruciferous plant (Eruca sativa) sometimes eaten in Europe as a salad

   Etymology: [It. rocchetta, fr. rocca a distaff, of German origin. Named from the resemblance in shape to a distaff. See Rock a distaff.]

2. Rocket(noun)

   damewort

   Etymology: [It. rocchetta, fr. rocca a distaff, of German origin. Named from the resemblance in shape to a distaff. See Rock a distaff.]

3. Rocket(noun)

   rocket larkspur. See below

   Etymology: [It. rocchetta, fr. rocca a distaff, of German origin. Named from the resemblance in shape to a distaff. See Rock a distaff.]

4. Rocket(noun)

   an artificial firework consisting of a cylindrical case of paper or metal filled with a composition of combustible ingredients, as niter, charcoal, and sulphur, and fastened to a guiding stick. The rocket is projected through the air by the force arising from the expansion of the gases liberated by combustion of the composition. Rockets are used as projectiles for various purposes, for signals, and also for pyrotechnic display

   Etymology: [It. rocchetta, fr. rocca a distaff, of German origin. Named from the resemblance in shape to a distaff. See Rock a distaff.]

5. Rocket(noun)

   a blunt lance head used in the joust

   Etymology: [It. rocchetta, fr. rocca a distaff, of German origin. Named from the resemblance in shape to a distaff. See Rock a distaff.]

6. Rocket(verb)

   to rise straight up; said of birds; usually in the present participle or as an adjective

   Etymology: [It. rocchetta, fr. rocca a distaff, of German origin. Named from the resemblance in shape to a distaff. See Rock a distaff.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Rocket

   A rocket is a self-propelled, unguided weapon system powered by a rocket motor.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Rocket

   rok′et, n. a firework which is projected through the air, used for making signals in war, and for saving life at sea by conveying a line over a stranded vessel.—v.i. to fly straight up rapidly when flushed.—ns. Rock′et-case, a case for holding the materials of a rocket; Rock′eter. [Old It. rocchetto; of Teut. origin. Cf. Rock, a distaff.]

2. Rocket

   rok′et, n. any one of several ornamental Old World herbs of the genus Hesperis, of the mustard family. [O. Fr. roquette—L. eruca, cole-wort.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. rocket

   The well-known pyrotechnical preparation, but modified to suit various purposes. A cylindrical case charged with a fiercely burning composition, the gases of which, rushing out from the after-end against the resisting atmosphere, propel the whole forward at a rate continually increasing, until the composition be expended. It is generally kept in balance by a long light stick or tail attached. The case is made of metal or paper, and variously headed to the amount of 32 lbs. if its purpose be war (see CONGREVE-ROCKETS); life-saving (by conveying a line over a stranded vessel); even the killing of whales, when reduced to 1, 2, or 3 lbs.; or, lastly, signals, for which it is fired straight upwards.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. rocket

   A rocket is a projectile which is set in motion by a force residing within itself; it therefore performs the twofold function of piece and projectile. See Pyrotechny.

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1. rocket(noun)

   A joint (see marijuana).

2. rocket(noun)

   To blast off into a high when smoking a joint.

How to pronounce rocket?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rocket in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rocket in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of rocket in a Sentence

1. Antoine Jasmine:

   Then eventually it shot up like a rocket. People started dropping dead. Three peopled turned into 10, that's when I believe the fear of what's really going on shocked.

2. Dwight D. Eisenhower:

   Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, represents, in the final analysis, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children.

3. Ralph Dommermuth:

   We believe that the portfolio is worth a lot more, among European investors in young Internet firms, Rocket Internet is the broadest and has the most experience in the sector.

4. Michael Griffin:

   Rectifying an existing rocket with a new engine is a much lower cost than starting over from scratch.

5. Art Caplan:

   And that list is growing fast. Like rocket ship fast.

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